Sweet fresh peaches are baked between layers of brown sugar and oats to form a chewy sweet crust for these Peach Oatmeal Bars.
Prep Time15 minutesmins
Cook Time35 minutesmins
Total Time50 minutesmins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 16servings
Calories: 286kcal
Ingredients
Peach Filling Ingredients
5cupspeachesthinly sliced
½cupsugar
½teaspooncinnamon
1tablespooncornstarch
½teaspoonkosher salt
1tablespoonlemon juice
Crust Ingredients
2cupsall-purpose flour*
1cuplight brown sugar
1½cupsold fashioned oats
1cupbuttermelted
*Gluten-Free Alternative
1⅓cupsbrown rice flour
⅔cuptapioca starch
Instructions
Preheat oven to 400°F. Grease a 9x13 pan with butter and set aside. Combine the peaches with the white sugar, cinnamon, salt, and cornstarch in a large mixing bowl.
Stir to coat and add the lemon juice. Stir again and the let the peaches rest while preparing the crust.
In a separate mixing bowl, combine the flour, oats, and brown sugar. Add then melted butter. Stir to combine.
Press half of this mixture into a buttered 9x13 pan. Pour the fruit over the bottom crust and then sprinkle the rest of the dry mixture on top.
Bake for 34-36 minutes, until the crust turns golden brown. Let cool completely and slice into bars.